CalHope offer crisis counseling for those affected by federal declaration of emergency. It offers resources and information to help people find their way during difficult times.
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July Minority Mental Health Awareness Month Events
NAMI FaithNet celebrates Minority Mental Health Awareness month in July 2021. Learn about various events and resources for minorities in Santa Clara County.
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Online Survey – On Long Acting Injectable Medications (individuals and caregiver survey)
This study is an online survey for adults with psychosis and their caregivers. The goal of this study is to understand the experiences of individuals currently being treated with a long-acting injectable medication and their caregivers.
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Schizophrenia fMRI Research Study
Stanford Yoon Lab study utilizing fMRI to discover the brain circuits responsible for schizophrenia and translating this knowledge into the clinic to improve how we diagnose and treat this condition.
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Schizophrenia and the Immune System Research Study
Stanford University and Inspire Clinic are studying the immune system in the disease process of schizophrenia.
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Are You Angy? Behavior and Mental Health Research Study
Our research group in the Psychology Department at UC Berkeley is conducting a study to examine how different thoughts, behaviors, and emotions are related to decision making and psychological symptoms. We are currently seeking folks who have thrown things, hit someone, yelled, or are recovering from prior substance abuse.
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Moms on a Mission
By Moryt Milo (June 8 General Meeting) When Teresa Pasquini and Lauren Rettagliata released their “Housing That Heals” paper in May 2020, the study struck a nerve in the mental health community, and the women knew why. “There was so much truth in what we were saying,” Teresa said. A truth that advocated for local, state, and federal policymakers and community partners to think beyond the Housing First model and to…
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Judge Manley Lauds Virtual Hearings, Effectiveness Increases
By Moryt Milo When the pandemic forced court hearings onto virtual platforms, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Stephen Manley took his Behavioral Health Court hearings to the “client”—the Judge doesn’t refer to individuals as defendants. The judge met his clients virtually in their environments — in residential treatment facilities, homes, apartments, treatment programs, riding…
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Diversion Law Offers Alternative to Jail, But Supportive Services Funding Is Needed
By Moryt Milo Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Stephen Manley is a risk taker and like most risk takers he bucked the norm when he founded one of the country’s first drug treatment courts in 1994. His rationale was simple: “We took a different approach which was to utilize treatment instead of incarceration.” Four…
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General Meeting, Tue June 8th, “Housing That Heals”
Our June speakers, Teresa Pasquini & Lauren Rettagliata, will present their “Housing That Heals” story—a call to action that encourages local, state, and federal policy makers and community partners to think beyond the Housing First model and focus first on building a continuum of care for those who live with serious mental illnesses. Housing That…
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